Himmat Singh Shergill

Himmat Singh Shergill is an Indian politician and U.K. educated lawyer based in Chandigarh, India. He was Head of Legal Cell of Aam Aadmi Party from 2014 to 2017. He unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election 2014 from Anandpur Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency) as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate . He also unsuccessfully contested Punjab assembly election 2017 from Majitha constituency. He has been inactive in Politics since 2017 and is practising Law ever since.[2] as an Aam Aadmi Party candidate . He also contested Punjab assembly election 2017 from Majitha constituency.[3]

Himmat Singh Shergill
Personal details
BornAmritsar
Nationality India
Political partyAam Aadmi Party
ParentsShamsher Singh Shergill
ResidenceSAS Nagar / Chandigarh [1]
EducationBA, LLB & Bar at Law
Alma materPanjab University, Lawrence School Sanawar, University of London, University of Buckingham, City University London, Inner temple London
OccupationAdvocate practicing at Punjab and Haryana High Court and Supreme Court

Early life

His late father Shamsher Singh Shergill was a leading Advocate at Punjab and Haryana High Court. After doing his schooling at Lawrence School Sanawar, he did his BA(Hons.) in Political Science and then moved to UK for further studies in Law where he did his LLB(Hons.), P.G.D. in Professional and Legal Skills and Bar-at-Law. [4]

Political career

Himmat Singh Shergill unsuccessfully contested his first election from Shri Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in 2014. He secured 28.15%votes. He also unsuccessfully contested 2017 vidhan sabha elections from Majitha. He was Head of Legal Cell of Aam Aadmi Party from 2014 to 2017. He has been inactive in Politics since 2017 and is practising Law ever since.[5]

Personal life

Shergill is very daring person. Despite getting maximum votes in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly Constituency in 2014 parliamentary elections, he shifted to Majitha Assembly Constituency as all others had refused to contest against Bikram Singh Majithia. He had got ticket from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly Constituency and after campaigning for 4 months in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Assembly Constituency for 2017 Assembly elections he was shifted to Majitha Assembly Constituency on asking of Arvind Kejriwal. During a rally in Majitha while declaring his candidature from Majitha after shifting him from SAS Nagar Arvind Kejriwal had called him "Mera Chhotta Bhai" and said that when Himmat Singh Shergill had agreed to leave his home constituency where he had secured maximum votes during Lok Sabha election and fight against Bikram Majithia he(Arvind Kejriwal) got tears in his eyes.[6]

He is an Advocate by profession. He is known for fighting court cases of thousands of Punjabi farmers in Gujrat's Kutch region who were being ousted from Gujarat by Narendra Modi when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat. All these cases were conducted by him without charging any fee.

He undertook his Bar-at-Law from Inner Temple, London, which is the same institution from where Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru also studied.[7]

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References
  1. "Himmat Singh Shergill(AAP):Constituency- MAJITHA(AMRITSAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. "Anandpur Sahib: AAP names Himmat Singh Shergill". Hindustantimes.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. "himmat singh shergill majitha - Google Search". Google.co.in. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Anandpur Sahib Parliamentary Constituency Map, Election Results and Winning MP". Mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. "himmat sinfh shergill shifted to majitha - Google Search". Google.co.in. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. "Himmat Singh Shergill(AAP):Constituency- ANANDPUR SAHIB(PUNJAB) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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